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Working for Born Free

The Born Free Foundation employs a wide variety of staff with a range of expertise. Our dynamic campaigns and conservation staff are hard at work taking action for animals in need, but they are supported by colleagues with extensive experience in administration, finance, marketing and PR.

Our administration and finance departments provide membership support and process donations. Our marketing team provide supporters with donor development support, and works with business friends and sponsors. Our PR team ensures our work to help animals receives extensive coverage in local, national and international press.

The Foundation is an equal opportunities employer.

Fundraising Manager Born Free

Born Free, the internationally renowned animal welfare and wildlife conservation organisation, is seeking to recruit a Fundraising Manager to manage its revenue generating operations, based at our Head Office in Horsham, West Sussex.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing & Fundraising, and working as part of a busy and dynamic team, this is a full time role and an exciting opportunity to work in one of the fastest growing international wildlife charities, with a recognised and high profile brand and media presence. Born Free is dedicated to stop animal suffering and to conserve animals in the wild; it has a wide portfolio of projects dealing with some of the worlds most endangered species.

Responsible for developing and delivering a strategic fundraising plan designed to increase income and meet the fundraising budgets, the Fundraising Manager will help drive the organisations individual giving streams including adoptions, cash appeals, general donations, online donations, regular giving, raffles, merchandise and legacy.

This role is responsible for managing the fundraising team of three, working across the organisation to develop targeted campaigns aimed at increasing supporter acquisition and retention. The successful candidate will be a good and enthusiastic team player with well-developed people skills, with the ability to prioritise and organise whilst working under pressure and to deadlines.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

To work with the Head of Marketing & Fundraising to develop and deliver a fundraising strategy for increasing income across all individual giving streams.

To develop individual strategies against each separate income stream, including adoptions, donations, appeals, regular gifts, merchandise and raffles.

To effectively line manage and motivate the fundraising team to achieve the organisations individual giving targets.

To prepare income and expenditure reports for each individual giving activity, and interpret the data to measure effectiveness and return on investment.

To work with colleagues within communications and marketing to produce strong and compelling fundraising materials for a wide range of media.

To explore and test individual giving income streams to deliver targeted campaigns to increase supporter retention and supporter acquisition.

To develop and deliver a long-term Legacy strategy, improving outreach to Born Free supporters and the wider public.

To lead on the development and delivery of a mid-level donor programme.

Experience:

Minimum 2 years’ experience within fundraising.

Knowledge of developing and implementing fundraising strategies.

The ability to line-manage a small team, providing support and development opportunities.

Knowledge of budgets and experience of performance reporting.

Ability to work across teams and departments in a collaborative manner and to proactively engage colleagues on projects and initiatives

Knowledge of developing legacy strategies.

Exception written and verbal communication skills.

Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft.

Advanced knowledge in CRM systems, preferably Raiser’s Edge.

Up to date knowledge on data protection and fundraising practices, including codes of practice and gift aid.

This is a full time role with a salary of £28,000.00 per annum (negotiable depending on experience). Applicants must be UK residents or be legally permitted to work in the UK. Curriculum Vitae with a covering letter should be forwarded to:

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